How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? linked to our unit on being responsible - caring for plants, watering etc

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? spoke about what was in their lunchboxes, what was brain food

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? improved knowledge for some students

“Thank you for the opportunity to use this with me students. They also loved the card game which is still in our literacy corner.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Reading - labels , searching for pictures on line Technology - making cardboard hut Writing - procedural - instructions for planting seeds and seedlings

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We've planted the seedlings in our Garden To Table vegetable garden , so some of them made the connection to seeds they planted and vegetables they cooked with earlier in the year.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They enjoyed searching for pictures and some recognised the vegetables

“Room 5”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? None

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? I’m not sure

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They enjoyed talking about what vegetables they ate.

“A lot of the activities were pitched too high for my new entrants. They did enjoy planting seeds and watching them grow.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Diary writing as the class observed and recorded the changes with their seeds. Observation sketching when looking at the leaf shape. Language and vocabulary development when describing the leaf shapes, changes to the seeds, seedlings and the process of s

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It is generating conversations about food and growing our own at home.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The stickers and little labels helped heaps. They like the Māori Vivian too.

“Everyone had a chance to set up their own pot and watch the seeds germinate. The class noticed some seeds sprouted quicker than others and the seedlings were happy to get a watering after the weekend break.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We used this as a jumping point for reading, writing, maths and science.

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students have been eager to come and show their healthy lunch snacks.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Students were able to identify most common vegetables e.g. carrots, cauliflower

“My students loved the school kit program. It was interactive and fun! Many of my students have continued to share their progress from home.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Linked with literacy and numeracy and language experiences for oral language.

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? This kit certainly encourages children to feel positive about eating vegetables while taking part in planting . Learning about how the vegetables keep their bodies healthy and putting the effort into growing them makes them more likely to eat them.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? This kit helps improve the children's knowledge about plant names.

“The kids loved having the little gardens to plant and learn about the growing process”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Extension of our healthy eating programme by learning about how we can grown our own fruit and vegetables. Also included the Little Garden Programme in Writing, Maths, Art, Health and Crafts.

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students were also introduced to the foods that we can eat a lot of, some of and small treats. They were very interested in looking at the food pyramid and during their eating time they would make other kids aware of the healthy foods in their lunch boxes

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? New entrant students were not able to identify all the vegetables but we looked at a range of vegetable pictures, matched the vegetables with the little plants and now they definitely have a greater number of vegetables that they can identify.

“Students were given an opportunity to choose their seedling and worked in little groups to plant the seeding using the soil, water and the seeds, in their little pots. They were able to name their seedlings and and sprouting took place from a few days to a week. They watched it growing and they took it home to put into their gardens. Some students grew little plants while others were not successful. We talked about the reasons for what had happened to their plants and students were keen to share the support that they got from their whanau in growing their plants.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Writing: observations Science: caring for monarch caterpillars at the same time Maths: measurement Reading: variety of texts

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students have shown greater passion for growing vegetables. Lots of discussion about healthy eating.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The children took their plants home to plant in their own gardens, so we didn't see the final vegetables.

“My students really enjoyed planting their seeds. Most seeds germinated quickly. The students engaged well with caring for the plants.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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